Lisburn's Amy Foster just missed out on automatic qualification from her 100m heat after finishing in fifth place with a time of 11.51.

However, Foster qualified for the semis as one of four fastest losers but Cork's Phil Healy was eliminated after the Bandon sprinter finished sixth in her 100m heat.

Brian Gregan progressed into the 400m semi-finals after coming home third in his heat, the Dubliner clocking a time of 49.33.

Richard Morrissey put in an impressive run tofinish sixth in his 400m heat with a personal best 46.20 to qualify as a fastest loser.

Limerick's Sarah Lavin failed to advance from the 100m hurdles after finishing last in her heat.

Fionnuala Britton was the last Irish athlete in action, going in the women's 10,000m final; however, she failed to deliver the result she would have been hoping for as she came home eighth. Britain's Jo Pavey won the event to become the oldest female European champion, aged 40.

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